Marie in Stanton Welch's Marie, Rosie in The Core, Nikya in La Bayadère, Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Spring in The Four Seasons

Led roles in Divergence, Falling, Carmina Burana, and Velocity.

A native of Santa Cruz, California, Melody Mennite trained at Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre under Robert Kelley and Diane McLarty and at Pacific Northwest Ballet. She also attended summer intensive programs with Suzanne Farrell.

At the age of 13, Ms. Mennite began her training with Houston Ballet's Ben Stevenson Academy and also attended three consecutive summer intensive programs with the academy. In the 2000-2001 season, she spent one year in Houston Ballet II on full scholarship and stipend. Ms. Mennite also won a scholarship award from Regional Dance America in 2000.

She was invited to tour with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre through Tansonmer, Austria. Prior to joining Houston Ballet, she performed numerous leading roles with Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre: the Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker; Kitri in Don Quixote and Odette in Swan Lake.

Frequently appears as a guest artist in galas and with companies nationally and internationally. Also performs in Seattle with Whim W'Him, where she originated roles in Cylindrical Shadows by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Monster by Olivier Wevers.

Melody has that special undefinable quality, that ‘it’ factor. She can make something out of nothing. She’s such a good actor, human and natural, that’s why I so enjoy creating on her. You simply can’t ignore her when she is onstage.